For the study’s author, Tom Loveless, a nagging question about 8th grade courses and AP performance revolved around the practice of tracking. He argues that American schools offer inadequate ...

The researchers used data from the U.S. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, which included a survey of 8th grade teachers in 111 schools nationwide on their teaching practices.

U.S. students' math scores have declined from 2019 to 2023, according to the results of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, administered to fourth-grade and eight-grade ...

The State Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to remove state incentives encouraging schools to offer Algebra I in 8th grade. The move was both a vote of confidence in the new Common Core ...